Ryptsjerk village (Rijperkerk)

Flag: a red hoist and a blue fly; the division-line is edged; in top hoist
a white swimming duck.
In the past a lot of peat-digging was going here. There were also some
duck-cages. At present cattle-breeding is the main source of income for
the Ryptsjerksters. The ducks in chief of the coat of arms and the canton
of the flag remind of the duck-cages. The irons of the scythe in base of
the Coat of Arms represent the agricultural sector. The edged divisions represent
the grass and the sharp scythes.
Source: Doarpswapens en doarpsflaggen fan de doarpen yn de gemeente
Tytsjerksterdiel, 1996.

Ryptsjerk Coat of Arms

by Jarig Bakker, 5 May 2004
adopted 22 Nov 1984; design: P. Bultsma

Description: in blue three scythe-irons placed on top of each other;
an edged chief in red charged with three silver swimming ducks.
Source: Doarpswapens en doarpsflaggen fan de doarpen yn de gemeente
Tytsjerksterdiel, 1996.